The Rover JET1 was a wheel driven gas turbine car built in Solihull in 1949 and 1950 by the Rover Company and rebodied in a more aerodynamic style in 1952. Shown to the public in March 1950 as the first car powered by a gas turbine engine, it was an open two seat tourer with the engine behind the seats, air intake grilles on either side and exhaust outlets on top of the tail. It reached 88 mph in tests and, after being shown in the United Kingdom and the United States in 1950, exceeded 150 mph at Jabbeke in Belgium in June 1952, setting a world speed record for a gas turbine car of 152.691 mph. Rover won the Dewar Trophy in 1950 for the work, and the car is displayed at the London Science Museum.
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The Rover JET1 was a wheel driven gas turbine engined car originally built in Solihull in 1949/1950 by the Rover Company, and modified to a more aerodynamic style in 1952.
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The Rover JET1 was a wheel driven gas turbine engined car originally built in Solihull in 1949/1950 by the Rover Company, and modified to a more aerodynamic style in 1952.
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The JET1 is currently on display at the London Science Museum.
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